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Penguins’ Five “Ballsiest” Moments of 2009

It will come as no surprise that the five ballsiest moments of 2009 came during the Penguins’ run to the Stanley Cup championship.  Although they have had a very good start to this season, despite…Read More

Brodeur Wall Stands Tall

Thankfully this is the regular season and not the playoffs.  If it was the post-season, the Devils would have swept the offensively-shackled Penguins and allowed just two goals in the four mind-numbing…Read More

Crosby, Fleury Make Team Canada

What was a foregone conclusion is now indeed fact: Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury were selected to Canada’s Olympic hockey team today. It will be the first Olympic experience for both players. Crosby…Read More

Pens Blow Three-Goal Lead

BUFFALO 4, PITTSBURGH 3 I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes. The Pens had a three-goal lead and were completely dominating play through the first 30 minutes of the…Read More

Road Trip

Tuesday’s game in Buffalo marks the first of four on the road for the Pens, who will try to bounce back from Sunday’s disheartening loss to Toronto. The Sabres are 23-11-4 overall and 6-2-2 in their…Read More

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Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 3

What a buzz-kill. Just 53 seconds after Mike Rupp’s tying goal, Toronto blueliner Ian White fired a…Read More

Skoula a Nice Find

Defenseman Mark Eaton will not play Sunday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs and is expected to…Read More

Пойдем Россия

Two current Penguins and a former one were named to the Russian Olympic Team it was announced today. …Read More

Season’s Greetings From The Labyrinth

Pens Labyrinth would like to wish the Penguin kingdom a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  To…Read More

Pens Dominate In Front Of Labyrinth Blogger

If you didn’t watch the game, it would seem ludicrous that the winning goaltender was the player of…Read More

Final Civic Arena Visit

I tried to watch some hockey highlights this morning but every two seconds freakin’ Marty was staring me down, setting more records. Can we move on already? OK, on to Wednesday night’s tussle with…Read More

Devils 4, Penguins 0

  With the top spot in the NHL at stake, it wasn’t even close. New Jersey beat the Pens for the third time this season at the Igloo, 4-0. In the process, Martin Brodeur, easily the best goalie…Read More

Weekly Review/Preview

Current Standings The Pens are currently 25-10-1 (51 points) and tied for first in the Atlantic Division and NHL with New Jersey. The Devils have only played 34 games Pittsburgh is the hottest team in…Read More

Fleury Sabes The Day Again

Sure, it was nice that Buffalo’s star offensive player Thomas Vanek was missing with an upper-body injury.  Sure, it was nice that back-up Patrick Lalime was in net replacing the NHL’s leader in…Read More

Familiar Face Behind The Mask

I was prepared to focus the Pens/Sabres preview article on Ryan Miller, Buffalo’s starting goalie and perhaps the USA top netminder in the 2010 Olympics, but in last night’s broadcast Steiggy said…Read More

Penguins 3, Flyers 2 (SO)

Crosby Sucks! Crosby Sucks! Yeah, sure he does. If you’re a Flyers’ fan, aren’t you getting tired of this synchronized chant? First, it’s just lame. Second, it clearly doesn’t come close to having…Read More

Here We Go Again

Pittsburgh (23-10-1, 47 points) at Philadelphia (15-16-1, 31 points) The stage has been set for game two of the Pens’ home-and-home series against the Flyers tonight. If three fights in 16 seconds hasn’t…Read More

Another Day, Another Dirty Play

If you haven’t seen this gem from last night’s Washington-Colorado tilt, take a gander. That’s Avs’ enforcer/goon/Neanderthal extraordinaire David Koci taking a run at Caps’ d-man Mike Green. Koci…Read More

Goligoski and/or Orpik for Olympic Team?

January 1 is becoming special day for NHL fans. This year, it will be even better for U.S. hockey fans. Not only will we get to see the latest installment of the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day…Read More

Lange Called This One, Pens Cruise!

Amazing how far we’ve come.  It used to be, way back when, that a displaced Penguins fan like me would have to call someone – on a land-line – in Pittsburgh to learn about the Penguins fate on…Read More

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